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nuclear energy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

We have 69 nuclear energy PhD Projects, Programmes & Scholarships

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4-year PhD: Studying mito-nuclear genetic effects on cell motility in Drosophila melanogaster

Cell motility is a fundamental biological property that underlies important processes such as development, immunity and cancer progression. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof M Reuter, Dr Nick Lane (UCL), Dr FC Camus
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Characterisation of dissolved hydrogen diffusion and bubble nucleation in waste suspensions

  Research Group: School of Mechanical Engineering
As the UK prepares to invest in new nuclear power plants, industry and research organisations are also looking towards developing the next generation of effluent and waste treatment processes. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr J Yang, Prof T Hunter
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Developing novel nuclear techniques for medicine

  Research Group: Nuclear Physics
You think that science should do more to improve our quality of life and expand people's lifetime? We agree with you and can provide you an opportunity to contribute in this never ending battle. Read more
 Supervisors: Dr M Bashkanov, Prof D Watts
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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Developing a framework for regulatory conformance of innovative experimental reactor facilities

Molten salt reactors (MSRs) are currently under active research and the community has agreed on the high relevance of developing and licensing a reactor physics experiment. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof BM Merk, Dr AD Detkina
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Fusion has the potential to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way, with minimum impact on the environment. The urgency to address climate change is driving an acceleration in fusion research, both through emerging private companies and new publicly funded programmes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Fusion has the potential to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way, with minimum impact on the environment. The urgency to address climate change is driving an acceleration in fusion research, both through emerging private companies and new publicly funded programmes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Fusion has the potential to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way, with minimum impact on the environment. The urgency to address climate change is driving an acceleration in fusion research, both through emerging private companies and new publicly funded programmes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Fusion has the potential to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way, with minimum impact on the environment. The urgency to address climate change is driving an acceleration in fusion research, both through emerging private companies and new publicly funded programmes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Fusion has the potential to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way, with minimum impact on the environment. The urgency to address climate change is driving an acceleration in fusion research, both through emerging private companies and new publicly funded programmes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Fusion Power

Fusion has the potential to meet our energy needs in a sustainable way, with minimum impact on the environment. The urgency to address climate change is driving an acceleration in fusion research, both through emerging private companies and new publicly funded programmes. Read more
 Funded PhD Programme (Students Worldwide)  4 Year PhD Programme  EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training
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Liquid-liquid extraction of plutonium: third phase, molecular modelling and molecular theory

This project concerns the liquid-liquid of extraction of plutonium, which is important to energy, defence, space power and waste disposal. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof A Masters, Dr C Avendano
 30 June 2026  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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(SATURN CDT) High-throughput Discovery of Multi-component alloys for Fusion Coatings

Saturn_Nuclear_CDT. In the UKAEA Materials roadmap, one of the near-term goals is to produce functional graded coatings that can be applied to the structural materials to protect them from corrosion resistance and tritium permeation [1]. Read more
 Supervisors: Prof N Morley, Prof R Goodall
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Data-Driven Numerical Modelling of Material Behaviour for Finite Element Simulation

Modern infrastructure increasingly relies on materials whose composition varies due to local resources, alternative binders, and sustainability-driven formulations. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr G Torelli
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Self-Funded PhD Students Only
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PhD Studentship in Model Development to Predict the Effects of Particle Size and Morphology on Energetic Material Sensitivity

Applications are sought for a fully funded PhD studentship position in the School of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham (UoB) in collaboration with AWE Nuclear Security Technologies. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr A Michalchuk
 Year round applications  PhD Research Project  Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)
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Detection of ionising radiation using optical hollow-core fibres

Supervisory Team. Dr. Hans Christian Hansen Mulvad, Dr. Ian A. Davidson, Prof. Austin Taranta and Prof. Tony Bird. This project will explore the use of lasers and optical hollow-core fibres to detect ionising radiation, aiming to realise distributed radiation sensing along a single fibre. Read more
 Supervisor: Dr H Mulvad
 31 August 2026  PhD Research Project  Competition Funded PhD Project (UK Students Only)

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